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Inflammation

Inflammation (Overview)

Inflammation is the body's attempt at self-protection; the aim being to remove harmful stimuli, including damaged cells, irritants, or pathogens - and begin the healing process. Inflammation is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants.

Inflammation (Overview)

Inflammation is the body's attempt at self-protection; the aim being to remove harmful stimuli, including damaged cells, irritants, or pathogens - and begin the healing process. Inflammation is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants.

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Depends:
The location of the inflammation and the intensity of the inflammation will dictate the speed of recovery and whether you can accomplish what you need to efficiently and rapidly. Be sure you clear with your doctor wheat activities you are engaging in so that you do not re-activate the inflammation.
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I'm sorry to hear:
That. But your lymph node swells in response to infection. It's where your immune cells gather and help fight off foreign invaders. Lymphadenitis, however, in response to a skin infection for instance, requires antibiotic treatment.
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CRP!:
Hidden inflammation would not come from arthritis, which would cause pain. Both increased sed rates and crps can come from metabolic syndrome. High estrogen levels increase firbrinogen, which increases sed rate, but not crp. I wish my medical colleages would stop ordering esrs and focus on crps.
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Inflammation:
Inflammation can linger for a very long time. It really depends on what is causing the inflammation. Exposure to air pollution, stress, a high sugardiet, too much saturated fat, certain vitamin and mineral deficiencies, toxic relationships - all of these can contribute to inflammation.
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Depends on cause:
In most instances one takes an antiinflammatory like an advil, aleve (naproxen) or even aspirin. If more is required a steroid preparation may be needed. Speak to your doctor. He knows what is going on and what would be best for you.
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Redness:
Some signs of Inflammation can be redness, pain, swelling, and sometimes fever or warmth. Inflammation is a broad term though. There are stages of inflammation in wound healing, in infection, and even periods cause inflammation. Is there a specific type of inflammation you are interested in?
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Inflammation in AM:
May be worse possibly because the pain med you took at bed time has worn off. Also body's natural anti-inflammatory steroids are at their lowest level during the night. With osteo-arthritis, the lack of movement allows joints & muscles to stiffen; pain improves once movement is restored.
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Chronic inflammation:
Ginger reduces inflammation through a variety of mechanisms & is effective for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis & muscle soreness. Its effects are similar to nsaid's like Aspirin & Ibuprofen but it doesn't cause side effects like GI bleeding. However, whereas one might have rapid relief from nsaid's, it often takes a few days to see ginger's benefits. Please see my comment for useful links.
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Muscle pain:
Can also be called myositis. Muscles can become overworked, or as a result of diseases like Arthritis., or even trauma. They respond with inflammation and pain. Rest allows recooperation. CPK and other markers in the blood can track muscle damage.
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Depends:
To answer accurately, it will depend on what is chronically inflamed. In general, however, ice and rest are ways to reduce inflammation. Anti-inflammatory medications can also be helpful. See your doctor for more specific recommendations.
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Loose body not infla:
The loose body is like a piece of debris - calcium lump, cartilage piece, bone chip inside the knee that moves about and hurts when pressure like standing up can put pressure on it on the lump. It is like a stone I you show and it hurts to wall. Inflammation can occur from infection or non infection and can swelling, pain and can destroy the inside of the knee. We call these loose bodies jt mice.
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Diet and exercise:
In general it's thought that regular moderate exercise as well as a diet rich in veggies and fruit, with fish, nuts and other healthy fat sources, and that avoids processed foods, can decrease inflammation. And don't forget about adequate sleep and stress management too. Hope that helps!
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Multifactorial cause:
Inflammation is a multifactorial consequence of hormonal, immune system and nervous system dysfunction resulting from genetic predispositions and dietary and environmental insults. These factors impact your immune system and can lead to pain and inflammation. You need to work with an experienced doctor to fix all of these metabolic problems.
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Need Clarification:
What exactly means inflammation in body. Does it mean high number in blood test on ESR or crp? Both might be high in diverse numbers of disease or condition. Need to be evaluated.
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